Iron Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design · 2020

Run X Treadmill

by Shang Wen Shi

A' Design Award 2020 Iron Winner in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
Awarded April 15, 2020
CLIENT: Huei Yeh
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About Run X Treadmill

Run X is a treadmill designed for home use. The frame is slim, with a height of 125 millimeters, so Run X can be stored and moved with ease. The total weight is 34 kilograms and the maximum load is 120 kilograms. A brushless motor reduces friction, lowers operating noise and lowers power consumption, while supporting a long motor life. An LED display presents exercise information through clear colors, text and graphics. Materials include PEP, EVA and acrylics. The seamless outer form allows the treadmill to suit many home interiors.

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Unique Properties: This is a lightweight family treadmill of lower power consumption and higher efficiency, as well as posh look and feel as its design feature. Its adoption of brushless motor allows it to minimize friction, and to lower operating noise, while optimizing motor longevity, lowering power consumption in its energy-saving feature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The overall weight of 34 kg, dimension without erected safety handles are as follows, height of 125mm, width of 700mm, length of 1470mm, with maximum loading weight of 120KG
Tread belt of thickness of 1.5mm, width of 400mm, and length of 1200mm
Tread board of thickness of 1.5mm
Tags: RunX, Treadmill, Fitness Exercise, Brushless Motor, Fitness Equipment
Production Technology: PEP, EVA, Brushless Motor, LED, Acrylics
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge came from the design of the LED display screen, as legibility of display content, in terms of color, text or graphics, shall be of utmost importance, which was of high level of technical difficulties.
Project Duration: The project was finished in December, 2018 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The tread belt was powered by the motor, and hence prompting the users to make their strides in walking or jogging posture in all steadiness to simulate the effect of running exercise.
Research: This product was designed with the intention of bringing healthier living to people in a home environment so that exercise can be facilitated anytime and anywhere, with the following special benefits, such as brushless motor maximizing efficiency and longevity, along with low noise, and secondly, 12.5cm slim volume that is easy to store, and easy to move, and thirdly, excellent stability, and finally, high-tech operating screen with LED display with pleasant aesthetics.
Inspiration: How to allow sport to permeate into every family and its members of all age groups to exercise through safe and effective exercise accessories is the origin of this product. RunX, with lightweight and high-tech and posh exterior design of seamless formal line design and details, it complements any interior.
Image Credits: Photographer Kris Studio, Kris, 2019